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Role of US Magnesium’s bromine emissions in Utah’s PM2.5 mess gets new scrutiny

HB220 directs DEQ to set standards for the halogen chemical that accelerates particulate formation.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) US Magnesium's Rowley plant, seen across the Great Salt Lake from Stansbury Island on Saturday, March 26, 2022. The plant is a leading emitter of bromine, an emission that would come under close scrutiny under HB220.